WARNING: This article contains a description of the Little Britain sketch that some may find offensive
A controversial Little Britain sketch is "explicitly racist and outdated" and it is surprising it is still available on BBC iPlayer, according to audience research by Ofcom. The regulator showed people a number of clips of television as part of a study into audience expectations on potentially offensive content across linear TV and streaming services.
It added: "A few participants said they found it funny, but seemed embarrassed to say this and could recognise why it would be offensive. This content was not considered acceptable for linear TV and many were surprised that it was available on BBC iPlayer. The report said: "The clip was considered less acceptable because the participants felt it was purposely offensive in stereotyping and targeting an ethnic minority group for comedy purposes. Some reasoned that it was important to still show this content to reflect the beliefs of society at the time. However, there were concerns that it could normalise racist behaviours which could be repeated by young children.
A BBC spokesperson said: "All jokes in our output are judged on context and intent. The sketches in which the character Linda Flint makes reference to the appearance or race of a series of people are intended to expose and ridicule some of the outdated prejudices and racism that still exist in parts of British society, which is more apparent when viewing the sketches within the context of a full episode, and across the series as a whole.
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